BU Early Learning Center By: Shelby Charney

Where it is?  The BU Early Learning Centre provides a welcoming, emotional, physical and intellectual environment for the children.  Address: th street Brandon, Manitoba, R7B 1N8  Fax:  Phone:

What the job is about?  The staff welcomes children, between the ages of 2 and 6, of students and staff of Brandon University and the community. Open weekdays from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Centre provides a secure physical, emotional, and intellectual environment for children.

My Experience at BU Early Learning Centre  My experience at the Centre was very fulfilling and interesting. It taught me so many things while working and playing in a day-care centre. I loved talking, interacting and playing with the kids and getting to know the staff too.

Week 1through Week 4  When I would get to my placement the kids would be resting and listening to stories.  Everybody would have to wash their hands because of germs and bacteria in the Centre.  In the meantime I would be talking to the staff and getting comfortable with the environment.  After resting and stories I would play and interact with the kids and talk to the staff members.  I would prepare snack and wash tables and chairs.  Then after snack I would play with the kids some more.  After everything is cleaned up the staff would take the kids outside until their parents came and picked them up.

Expectations and Skills  Expectations of a volunteer: Good positive attitude, be a good role model for the kids, good manners, be polite, respectful, honest and on time.  Skills of a volunteer: You would have to be able to respond appropriately to kids. Have a good temper towards kids and you would have to deal with kids’ attitudes.

The Atmosphere  Clean  Fresh  Fun  Colourful  Loud  Messy

Confidentiality  The confidentiality at the day-care is regarding to the kids and to their personal family situations. We can not speak about the kids or their parents outside of the day-care.

What I learned  I have learned a lot of things at my work placement. I learned there is a set routine through out the week, dealing with situations, how to do things properly through the environment.

What I loved  I loved getting to know the staff and kids, getting to know all the personalities through out the kids, helping out with the staff, getting to know the day-care environment, getting to know new people in the work world.

Conclusion  My conclusion with my last work placement is that this is what I want to be doing when I am finished high school. I enjoy being around kids and getting to know new people in the work environment.

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